Form to sharepoint - column Hyperlink

[skindu]

Hi,

I have a sharepoint list where there were different columns to receive data from a form, one of these columns is of the hyperlink type.

I intend that for this type of column, the Display Text propertie is set to VIEW DOCS and the URL is the path indicated by the value received by the form. At this moment the 2 properties receive the same content.

How do I do that?

Thank you.

[Paulie78]

It is much more difficult than you would imagine. First take a look at this flow action:

The code in the body:

{'__metadata': {'type':'SP.Data.Test_x0020_List_x0020_PowerAppsListItem'},'Test':
 {'Description': 'Power Automate Community',
 'Url': 'https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Forums/ct-p/FL_Comm_Forums'}
}

Bit more detail:

{'__metadata': {'type':'SP.Data.NameOfListListItem'},'NameOfColumn':
{'Description': 'Hyperlink Display Text',
'Url': 'https://hyperlinkHere'}
}

This will create a hyperlink like this:

Let me know if you get stuck!

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[Amanthaper · Accepted solution]

Hi @skindu 

In addition to the method shown by @Paulie78  it's also possible to do it like below using JSON column-formatting (SP Column-->Column Settings-->Format this column-->Advanced Settings or New Column-->More...)

This Flow takes email address from "FormEmailAddfress" Form field and creates a dynamic link to the user's Sharepoint email folder using your example with hyperlink type SP columns.

Sources

Flow

Sharepoint Reference

I've shown 2 ways above (tested).

The first JSON formatted column references itself and will only work once you implement JSON formatting on the SP column and after the form starts capturing responses. The second JSON references a separate email address column and will work with data already existing in that column. There's a third way also where you could construct the URL based on a hidden email column.

The code:

MY SP  URL

h t t p s://atnypa.sharepoint.com/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=UserSPEmailFOlder

You will have to reference your SP.

JSONs:

{
"$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
"elmType": "a",
"txtContent": "View Docs",
"attributes": {
"target": "_blank",
"href": "=@currentField"
}
}

{
"$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
"elmType": "a",
"txtContent": "View Docs",
"attributes": {
"target": "_blank",
"href": "='https://SPtenant.sharepoint.com/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id' + [$emailaddress]"
}
}

Note the Flow references.

Hope this helps,

Aman

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[tom_riha · Accepted solution]

I'd use the JSON formatting for that as already mentioned in one of the posts if you're using Modern experience.

But there's one more option that will work also in the Classic experience. You can change the column to 'Multiple lines of text' column with 'Rich text', and then update the html code <a href="....">VIEW DOCS</a> in that column.

[skindu]

Very simple and it's good for my needs.

Already implemented and working fine,

Thanks